The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJohn Murray, 1912 - 408 pages Some portions of this book have already appeared in print. The rest of the work is entirely new. No serious attempt had been made to ascertain the exact nature of Saxon and Danish fortifications by a comparison of the existing remains with the historical records which have come down to us, until the publication of Mr Allcroft's valuable book on Earthwork of England. The chapters on Saxon and Danish earthworks in the present volume were written before the appearance of his book, though the results arrived at are only slightly different. |
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Page 42
... built by the Danes , as it was only repaired by Edward . In Leland's time there were still some remains of the walls " in places . " Huntingdon is one of the burgi of Domesday . COLCHESTER.This of course was a Roman site , and Edward ...
... built by the Danes , as it was only repaired by Edward . In Leland's time there were still some remains of the walls " in places . " Huntingdon is one of the burgi of Domesday . COLCHESTER.This of course was a Roman site , and Edward ...
Page 57
... built . The motte at Cam- bridge is placed inside the original bounds of the borough , and was part of the Norman castle.1 We have already dealt with the Boley Hill at Rochester , and shall have more to say about it hereafter . The rock ...
... built . The motte at Cam- bridge is placed inside the original bounds of the borough , and was part of the Norman castle.1 We have already dealt with the Boley Hill at Rochester , and shall have more to say about it hereafter . The rock ...
Page 65
... built the castle of Coucy ; but from Flodoard's account it seems very doubtful whether anything but the town is meant . Annales , iv . , xiii . His words are : " Munitionem quoque apud Codiciacum tuto loco constituit atque firmavit ...
... built the castle of Coucy ; but from Flodoard's account it seems very doubtful whether anything but the town is meant . Annales , iv . , xiii . His words are : " Munitionem quoque apud Codiciacum tuto loco constituit atque firmavit ...
Page 66
... built these castles which once covered our soil , and whose ruins are still scattered upon it . They were the declaration of its triumph . Nothing like them had existed on Gallo - Roman soil . Before the 1 Gesta Episcop . Cameracensium ...
... built these castles which once covered our soil , and whose ruins are still scattered upon it . They were the declaration of its triumph . Nothing like them had existed on Gallo - Roman soil . Before the 1 Gesta Episcop . Cameracensium ...
Page 67
... built by Nicetus , Bishop of Treves , in the 6th century , as a château ( Abécédaire , ii . , 382 ) ; but Venantius Fortunatus , in his descriptive poem , tells us that it was a vast enclosure with no less than thirty towers , built by ...
... built by Nicetus , Bishop of Treves , in the 6th century , as a château ( Abécédaire , ii . , 382 ) ; but Venantius Fortunatus , in his descriptive poem , tells us that it was a vast enclosure with no less than thirty towers , built by ...
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